When Firefox syncing is enabled, bookmarks, open tabs, logins, history and add-ons will be available on various other devices which are added to the sync list.
This is handy for ensuring a consistent cross-platform browsing experience. As long as Firefox is installed on different devices with the same account login, this data can be synced.
However, it may happen that a device is now no longer...

The new Firefox version – Quantum has the feature of multi-content processes or electrolysis/e10s.
What this means is that all the rendered web content now run as different processes and are separate from the main Firefox user interface.
Having this option of multiple content processing results in faster browsing but also can consume more memory. So, for older PCs, if Firefox seems slower than before,...

The two popular reverse image search engines : TinEye and Google Images are useful for finding the original image source or to determine if an image is edited.
However, it can be time consuming to upload images or copy-paste image URLs everytime to these sites. So, Reverse Image Search for Firefox combines both of these services as a Firefox add-on by which any image can be reverse searched...

Firefox settings can make working with tabs a lot easier.
Here is how to simplify tab management in Firefox :
First, access the tab settings by either choosing Tools > Options or by typing in address bar :
about:preferences
Click on the General section.
Over here, enable the following settings (they are self explanatory as to what they do) :
Cycle through tabs in recently used order (using Ctrl+Tab)
Open...

Mar 8th, 2017 · Comments Off on How To Remove Insecure Login Warning In Firefox

Starting with version 51, Firefox now displays warnings about insecure login on certain websites.
This warning message is displayed where login details are to be transmitted to a website that is using a plain HTTP connection rather than HTTPS. This is useful as it means that the username and password that is to be transmitted can be potentially compromised because the connection to website...

Mar 1st, 2017 · Comments Off on How To Turn Off Auto Completion Of URLs In Firefox

URLs typed in Firefox‘s location bar are by default automatically filled. This feature can be turned off if needed.
To do this :
First, access the Firefox configuration editor by typing the following in location bar :
about:config
Click on I accept the risk! to bring up the configuration editor.
Next, search for autofill parameter. Double click on browser.urlbar.autoFill so that it changes from...